For larger fish, particularly steelhead, salmon, and some saltwater fish and bass, a 9-foot 8-weight fly rod and reel combo is quite fishable
I think that anyone who fishes from boats or windy beaches will love PRIME rods: they cast traditional shooting heads, integrated shooting heads, and the entire series of coldwater and tropical lines by Rio, Airflo, and SA
This series is a bullseye net design and has 1 pound of weight per radius foot
Likewise, you can choose a rod thats way too stiff for a lighter-pound test line
Side hikes to petroglyphs, sightings of big horn sheep while landing enough fish you lose count and figuring out what time to get to camp to go for a swim take priority over checking emails and what is popping up on the phone
The Scotty Electric Pot Puller and the Ace Line Hauler Pro are two ideal choices that can be placed onto a Scotty downrigger mount and plug